Ryerson's Woods State Preserve, Iowa City IA
| Address | 2961 Old Hwy 218 S SE, Iowa City, IA |
| Phone | (319) 356-5100 |
| Hours | 6:00am-10:00pm |
| Categories | Park, Shelter |
| Rating | 4.3 7 reviews |
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Ryerson's Woods State Preserve reviews
7It is bigger than it originally looks. Due to leaves being off trees, you can see cars & highway. But still a nice woodsy trail.
Nice little nature walk. Accessible to most. Parking available at trailhead. The trail can be traversed in about 40 minutes or less. Nice overlook into a basin. Interstate/highway will be audible but isn’t too bad.
The worn path, meaning it's dirt, is 1 mile. Short but very pleasant and all shade. The steeper hills are terraced with railroad ties. It appears they are putting in new benches the last time I was there (holes dug for bench posts).
Not well marked, but a great little hike. Paved, rock and dirt paths with various inclines for all levels of experience. Some trees down on the dirt paths but overall a nice hike
What a nice find! Close to Iowa City, this little hiking trail goes up a bluff and then overlooks a ravine. Nice loop that goes up and around, about 1.5 miles. Easy to hike trail even with uphill sections. It is wooded, there are resting benches, a few picnic tables. The park could use some loving care but is still great for a quick nature hike. Close to the highway so do hear noise but it is still a lovely nature hike without having to travel far from the urban area.
I called a week ago to double-check that there was or was not camping and there is not it's just a small parking lot with a covered table and a lot of really nice trails it's a great place to go for a walk
This is the best nature hiking trail I have found yet in the Iowa City area. There is no trail map on any bulletin board. And it a nature trail and not a suburb trail. It is not handicap accessible and only a little bit of the start is blacktopped so those in wheelchairs and walkers need not bother coming here. Sadly it is too close to a county highway so you can hear the constant traffic. But other than that, it is a nice enjoyable looping trail. There are lots of interesting things to see. Many tree branch shelters with one having a geocache in it. Moss-covered benches and picnic tables. The preserve is not that developed for trails. Probably less than a fourth has trails. It seems to scream for a boy scout troop to adopt it and improve it as it feels neglected and underdeveloped. If you are in the area, it is worth a visit.